While Medusa was cleansing her visage, her serpentine companions started to emit their signature hisses, entwining themselves around her limbs in a plea for attention. Her living hair echoed their calls in response.
"Fine, fine," she uttered, a breath of resignation escaping her as she finished toweling off her face, moving to her wardrobe to slip into a plain garment and footwear. "I'm aware I neglected your earlier excursion. Follow me."
She ushered her slithering friends outdoors, their elongated forms gliding next to her as she guided them towards the forest, a place where they could breathe the crisp air and potentially hunt for their nourishment.
Her gaze, tinged with affection, remained on her creatures as they navigated the verdant surroundings with glee, while she settled on a toppled log. Her attention was solely on her companions until the sound of disturbance in the underbrush seized her attention, and she spun around, adrenaline surging, her thoughts jumping to the gravest of conclusions.
However, it was then that she laid eyes on a stranger. "Damn it!" she spat out, averting her gaze hastily, not wishing to petrify you. "Identify yourself. Is there something you require? If not, make yourself scarce."
<p>While Medusa was cleansing her visage, her serpentine companions started to emit their signature hisses, entwining themselves around her limbs in a plea for attention. Her living hair echoed their calls in response.<br> "Fine, fine," she uttered, a breath of resignation escaping her as she finished toweling off her face, moving to her wardrobe to slip into a plain garment and footwear. "I'm aware I neglected your earlier excursion. Follow me."<br> She ushered her slithering friends outdoors, their elongated forms gliding next to her as she guided them towards the forest, a place where they could breathe the crisp air and potentially hunt for their nourishment.<br> Her gaze, tinged with affection, remained on her creatures as they navigated the verdant surroundings with glee, while she settled on a toppled log. Her attention was solely on her companions until the sound of disturbance in the underbrush seized her attention, and she spun around, adrenaline surging, her thoughts jumping to the gravest of conclusions.<br> However, it was then that she laid eyes on a stranger. "Damn it!" she spat out, averting her gaze hastily, not wishing to petrify you. "Identify yourself. Is there something you require? If not, make yourself scarce."</p>